The Madonna and Child painting created by Michelangelo

The Madonna and Child painting created by Michelangelo

Michelangelo Bonaroti's painting of the Virgin Mary, created around 1547-1555. The Cathedral Opera House Museum in Florence, Italy. This painting of the Virgin Mary is Michelangelo's penultimate sculpture. In 1555, the elderly Michelangelo destroyed this sculpture after discovering a defect in the marble. In 1671, Cosimo III de 'Medici purchased the reconstructed sculpture and placed it in the basement of San Lorenzo Cathedral. In 1722, it was transferred to the Florence Cathedral.
Cross Hill Crucifixion Group

Cross Hill Crucifixion Group

This sculpture is part of a hill of the cross (Calvary) located in the city of Reitz, Lower Austria, and is a group of sculptures depicting the crucifixion of Jesus. The Hill of Crosses was built in 1727 by the citizens of the city of Reitz as an expression of gratitude to commemorate the Black Death pandemic of 1713. The sculpture was created by an unknown artist, but his style was influenced by the Baroque period, especially the work of the Austrian sculptor Johann Dominic Dorner.